My Own Mars Rover

I haven't thought of a name for it yet, but I am definitelyconsidering dressing it up and putting it out on the front porch forHalloween.

I've sat on it for a good 8 hours so far, and to date, no signs ofhatching.

The aliens called, but no, they can't have their chair back.

It's called the Ergo Chair. The egg-shaped thing is made from rubberand is inflatable. You can adjust the height of the chair by lettingair out or pumping air in.

It is supposed to ergonomically superior to a regular desk chair. Thereasoning makes some sense. When you sit on top of an egg, your spinegets to drop down a bit, because there's a curve. When you sit in a"normal" chair, the base of your spine is compressed. Also,supposedly, sitting in this chair exercises all sorts of littlemuscles in your abdomen and such because you are constantly makingsmall movements in order to maintain your balance. In regular chairs,you sit still and get fat. Anything that gets me buff while notrequiring me to move is alright by me.

I didn't do a lot of research to verify these claims, but I did readthe return policy very carefully. I ordered it online and had noopportunity to try it before buying it.

So far, I like it. I have had some lower back issues this year, and itis definitely true that after sitting on this thing for a few hours,my back isn't stiff at all. In my old chair, it would have been atleast a bit stiff.

I'm not going to link to a particular site, because I don't want toadvertise for any particular merchant, but if you search for ErgoChair, you will find plenty of outlets. Be aware that there is a hugevariance in pricing, about $60 between the highest and the lowest.